http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/immigration-system-increase-mccallum-1.3812749

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A high-powered group of external advisers is calling for a dramatic increase in Canada's immigration levels, but Immigration Minister John McCallum says that might be too ambitious.

McCallum said Wednesday he's read the report by the Advisory Council on Economic Growth that calls for a 50-per-cent increase in targets to 450,000 people a year.

The measure would target skilled, entrepreneurial newcomers in an attempt to stimulate economic growth.

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The 14-member panel, chaired by Dominic Barton of the firm McKinsey and Co., is to deliver a set of recommendations to Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Thursday.

McCallum said meeting the target suggested by Barton's group would be costly and might not find broad national support.

"The figure he gives is a huge figure," McCallum said. "But this is not a universal view across the country."

Discussions are continuing and the government will announce immigration targets for 2017 next month, McCallum added.

McCallum's cabinet colleague, Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains, told The Canadian Press on Wednesday that he's "worked very closely" with Barton's panel, and favours increased immigration levels. But he stopped short of endorsing the target in Barton's report.

"Clearly he's demonstrating an opportunity for Canada," Bains said. "We value our diversity, we value our multicultural society and we recognize immigration is an opportunity to create jobs."

The need for skilled labour

Bains said the government would need to sell the idea of higher immigration levels to the public.

"We, as a government, need to focus on communicating the benefits of growing the economy and part of that growth is investing in people and part of that equation is immigration."

Bains said bringing in more skilled workers is part of the government's broader agenda that includes investing in research and development, creating jobs and helping companies grow.

A survey released by Canadian Manufactures and Exporters said the most pressing challenge facing its member companies is "attracting or retaining skilled labour."

The response came from a survey and roundtable discussions with 1,300 member companies.

Matthew Wilson, the organization's senior vice president, said manufacturers have traditionally looked beyond Canada's border to find skilled workers.

"If we can expand that, that's good," he said in an interview.

Slower growth ahead

But the government needs to do more to make sure the immigrants they allow into Canada actually have skills that are needed, Wilson added.

"Just bringing in more immigrants isn't going to solve the skills-gap problem if they don't have the skills Canadian companies need."

The continuing need to address the country's sluggish economy was underscored Wednesday as the Bank of Canada downgraded its growth prediction.

The bank's latest outlook projected a real GDP expansion of 1.1 per cent this year, down from its earlier 1.3 per cent forecast.

Governor Stephen Poloz listed immigration as "one of the ingredients" for helping to reverse declining growth.

© The Canadian Press, 2016 

I can't believe McCallum had those thoughts. He must be drying out. Has anyone ever explained how "diversity" has helped Canada? I don't ever remember it being mentioned during Oshawa's Fiesta Week during its heydey.

Some talk on the CBC this morning & the reporter said most immigrants settle in the big cities, which doesn't help declining populations in rural & small town Canada. The reason those populations are declining is that there are no jobs there. Why would it make sense to plunk immigrants down in areas of unemployment? In Apsley, Asians already own the motel/restaurant and the "general store". I can't think of any other businesses they'd be interested in.  

1 minute ago, toslow said:

Why do you think this is?

not one person from the Party is with him   you don't find that odd?

Where is Candace  with her rah rah

 

it isn't a good thing

8 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

not one person from the Party is with him   you don't find that odd?

Where is Candace  with her rah rah

 

it isn't a good thing

Have you got a comprehension problem?

No surprise here

 

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-medical-journal-says-trudeau-government-muzzled-scientists

21 minutes ago, toslow said:

No surprise here

 

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-medical-journal-says-trudeau-government-muzzled-scientists

So it’s hardly surprising that a Sept. 2 column in the Canadian Medical Association Journal — first cited by Blacklock’s Reporter — says “Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) stalled media access to the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) at the same time Canada’s chief public health officer suspended regular pandemic briefings and interviews ‘in light of the election’.”

 

  

16 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said:

So it’s hardly surprising that a Sept. 2 column in the Canadian Medical Association Journal — first cited by Blacklock’s Reporter — says “Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) stalled media access to the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) at the same time Canada’s chief public health officer suspended regular pandemic briefings and interviews ‘in light of the election’.”

 

  

you don't think it's true? Why

 

You keep voting for trudy. You know the old saying. you get what you deserve.

 

Like i said you have no comprehension of what is said or anything you read, 

Edited September 8, 20213 yr by toslow

10 hours ago, toslow said:

No surprise here

 

https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/goldstein-medical-journal-says-trudeau-government-muzzled-scientists

Remember when Trudope said it was safe to mix vaccines even though the WHO and the CDC said it was a stupid and idiotic thing to do? 

Imagine listening to and trusting this moron then mixing the vaccines and being told you were not allowed to enter a country for your dream vacation and told to go home. 

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-couple-cancel-honeymoon-trip-to-barbados-after-vaccine-mix-not-approved-1.5510222

 

29 minutes ago, irv said:

Remember when Trudope said it was safe to mix vaccines even though the WHO and the CDC said it was a stupid and idiotic thing to do? 

Imagine listening to and trusting this moron then mixing the vaccines and being told you were not allowed to enter a country for your dream vacation and told to go home. 

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-couple-cancel-honeymoon-trip-to-barbados-after-vaccine-mix-not-approved-1.5510222

 

So IRV I see you are all for proper vaccines  

 

Shouldn't your complaint be that this country is holding people back for a fake flu virus and a vaccine that kills more people than not  

 

You do know TRUDEAU doesn't make these decisions right  

On the popcorn rock throwing scam……So this time the rock throwers are a security threat. Does anyone remember the time Sock boy showed up in a bullet proof vest....these rock throwers are scammers, Liberal plot. I won’t put anything past the Libtards. I think its all staged..sock boy under attack. Suburban housewives feeling sorry for the idiot. A stretch maybe but there is a pattern. 

Jagmeets translator tonight   wtf is that

CANADA PROUD is really fucked up now, even their followers don't understand this

 

O'toole looked okay tonight

Trudeau certainly scared and  angry  

 

 

 

They gave trudy more time than the rest on the stage.

 

EO is more logical then the rest 

Edited September 10, 20213 yr by toslow

Now we hear the CBC choken on trudys load of shit and finish the debate for him.

the reporter is answering the questions trudy never got a chance to react to 

Fucken fat face rosemary is such a cunt. Always building trudy up no matter what happened.

the guest panel on the news show saying EO had the best show. But no the fat ass cunt keeps going back to how trudy Handled it better 

On 9/8/2021 at 3:23 PM, Poncho said:

On the popcorn rock throwing scam……So this time the rock throwers are a security threat. Does anyone remember the time Sock boy showed up in a bullet proof vest....these rock throwers are scammers, Liberal plot. I won’t put anything past the Libtards. I think its all staged..sock boy under attack. Suburban housewives feeling sorry for the idiot. A stretch maybe but there is a pattern. 

PPC dropped a party organizing official over his involvement

8 hours ago, toslow said:

Fucken fat face rosemary is such a cunt. Always building trudy up no matter what happened.

the guest panel on the news show saying EO had the best show. But no the fat ass cunt keeps going back to how trudy Handled it better 

Nope, no media bias whatsoever. 

REBEL wins court case to be able to ask Trudeau questions ( they have no interest in asking any other candidate questions) and their first question is not about policy or trade it was about REBEL winning   what fucking losers

 

anyway Trudeau tears a strip off them, I think this is great

 

https://fb.watch/7XLZd42C-f/

Edited September 11, 20213 yr by 1trailmaker

Did he just say the real journalists ask him the tough questions every day. Holy Fuck, I’ve heard it all now 

This is funny (true or not)

https://fb.watch/7XYpd7-VGe/

 

I wish embedding worked 

 

 

 

37 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said:

 

 

 

The fucking guy is so full of shit it's coming out of ears! Amazing, simply amazing that some still think this guy never lies and is the prime choice to run Canada. I think this mentally incapacitated imbecile actually believes what he says to be true. He's pathological, no doubt about it.

Trudeau says he did not want Wilson-Raybould to lie as SNC-Lavalin affair re-emerges.

https://www.torontosun.com/news/election-2021/trudeau-says-he-did-not-want-wilson-raybould-to-lie-as-snc-lavalin-affair-re-emerges

5 hours ago, ArcticCrusher said:

 

 

 

pretty lame reply  I could have hit that press pitch out of the park